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lid (asdf) wrote:

On Fri, 01 Jan 2010 22:12:12 +0000, Paul Corfield wrote:

Agreed - I think if we have free travel next year *and* the fares
revision on 1/1/11 (quite likely I would have thought)

Very unlikely actually.....TfL change fares on 2 January every year
now, regardless of the day of the week....

Do they? I've learnt something then as I hadn't appreciated it was now
on a fixed date. It used to be the first Sunday in January when I was
involved in the fares revision process (a long time ago!).

1/1/11 is a Saturday...

Whatever. The annual fare increase date seems to have crept forward over
the years. Looks like it was the first weekend in January when I started
working in London in 2001/2. Looks like the 2 January date was effective
from at least 2006, though.

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Colin Rosenstiel

On 1 Jan, 23:12, wrote:
Do they? *I've learnt something then as I hadn't appreciated it was now
on a fixed date. It used to be the first Sunday in January when I was
involved in the fares revision process (a long time ago!).

1/1/11 is a Saturday...

Whatever. The annual fare increase date seems to have crept forward over
the years. Looks like it was the first weekend in January when I started
working in London in 2001/2. Looks like the 2 January date was effective
from at least 2006, though.

Yes, it's fixed again - they'd do it on January 1st, but didn't want
to pay overtime at super-enhanced rates to the staff that need to
update everything necessary. Also, I reckon, because transport
operates all night on New Year's Eve and it would be confusing if fare
rises happened during opening hours.

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(Chris) wrote:

[fare increase date]

Also, I reckon, because transport operates all night on New Year's
Eve and it would be confusing if fare rises happened during opening
hours.

Isn't that a consideration on January 2? Do they wait till 04:30? What
about night buses?

--
Colin Rosenstiel

On 3 Jan, 00:24, wrote:
In article
,

(Chris) wrote:

[fare increase date]

Also, I reckon, because transport operates all night on New Year's
Eve and it would be confusing if fare rises happened during opening
hours.

Isn't that a consideration on January 2? Do they wait till 04:30? What
about night buses?

Clicks over about 0430 I believe.